Summary
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Morgan M. Moulder | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Max Schwabe |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Constituency | 2nd district (1949–53) 11th district (1953–63) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1904 Linn Creek, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 12, 1976 (aged 72) Camdenton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Background edit
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missouri. He was graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, LL.B., 1927.
Career edit
Moulder was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced the practice of law in Linn Creek, Missouri.
Moulder was elected prosecuting attorney of Camden County, Missouri, in 1928. He was reelected for three succeeding terms and served until 1938.
In 1938, he returned to the private practice of law.
From 1943 to 1946, he served as special assistant to the United States attorney for the western district of Missouri.
In April 1947, he was appointed by the Governor to serve as a judge of the circuit court in the eighteenth judicial circuit and served until December 31, 1948.
In 1948, Moulder was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first U.S. Congress; he was re-elected to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963). He served on the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC); while a HUAC member in 1950, he heard testimony from Lee Pressman and Max Lowenthal, among others.[1]
Moulder did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,[2][3] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]
He did not seek renomination in 1962, and resumed the practice of law in Camdenton, Missouri.
Personal life and death edit
Moulder died November 12, 1976. He was interred in Old Linn Creek Cemetery, near Camdenton.
References edit
- ^ Hearings regarding communism in the United States Government: Hearings before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, second session. US Government Printing Office. 15 September 1950. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
- ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
- ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
- United States Congress. "Morgan M. Moulder (id: M001045)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.